Cornelis Ketel, 1548–1616, Dutch, active in Britain (1573–81)
Title:
Sir John Smythe of Westenhanger, Kent (1557–1608)
Date:
1579
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
18 1/2 x 15 inches (47 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1973.1.14
Gallery Label:
This belongs to a set of portraits painted for the sitter's father, the wealthy merchant Thomas "Customer" Smythe (ca. 1558-1625), who was collector of customs duties in the Port of London. This is Smythe's eldest surviving son John, painted at the age of twenty-three. Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2005
